[fpc-pascal] GetMem question

[Flávio Etrusco]

(....)

> var
>   lList : PPropList;
> begin
>   lList := nil; // <<== New line, I expect to fix a FPC warning
>   ...
>   GetMem(lList, lSize);
>
> But it's created a warning in BDS2006
>
> Variable assigned to LList never used
> ---------------------------------------------

Simply put: the parameter is always discarded by GetMem, so the
parameter should be declared 'out'.

Cheers,
Flávio